<p><strong>Molecular and morphological evidence of <em>Onobrychis avanakensis</em>, a new species from Iran</strong></p>

Abstract

Onobrychis avanakensis is described as a new species in sect. Onobrychis. The new species is restricted to the Alborz Mountains in the Qazvin province of Iran and distinguished from its closely related taxa in both morphological and molecular evidence based on nrDNA ITS sequences. O. avanakensis is well distinct from O. major and O. carduchorum by having different sizes of keel, wing and calyx. Based on the phylogenetic tree resulted from Bayesian inference, the new species is located in a separate branch. The distribution map and an illustration of the new species are provided.

Chemical Composition and In Vitro Evaluation of Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Effects of Volatile Oils Hydrodistilled from Onobrychis carduchorum C.C. Towns., a Kurdish Traditional Plant

“…is the largest in the tribe Hedysareae (family Fabaceae) [ 8 , 9 , 10 ], which includes more than 170 annual or perennial species. Moreover, more taxa are continuously added to the genus, while others are revised, using both morphological and molecular evidence using the nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (nrDNA ITS) [ 10 ]. Wild Onobrychis species grow mainly in Southwest Asia and the Mediterranean region, in different environments.…”

“…Wild Onobrychis species grow mainly in Southwest Asia and the Mediterranean region, in different environments. Iran and Anatolia are biodiversity centers for the genus [10], while fourteen species grow in Iraq [3]. A few species, for example, O. viciifolia (sainfoin), are also cultivated as important fodder or ornamental plants [11].…”